February 2018 ~ Food For Thought

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Limit Potatoes

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 | 12:00 PM Posted by Northeastern Dining 2018, dining services, healthy eating, northeastern, northeastern dining, potatoes, recipe, tom barton, vegetables No comments

with campus executive chef Tom Barton Who doesn’t love a potato right? Especially here in New England where Maine is ranked 10th in potato production nationwide. There are many varieties and colors to choose from, all having their own various health and nutritional benefits. So potatoes can definitely...

Go “good fat”

Thursday, February 8, 2018 | 12:00 PM Posted by Northeastern Dining 2018, cholesterol, christine clark, dietitian, Eat Right Live Well, good fat”, menus of change, Nutrition, PLANT POWER, plant protein, plant-forward, Registered Dietitian No comments

When you are thinking about fat consider healthy fats versus non-fat food items. When it comes to healthy eating the type of fat is just as important if not more important than the amount of fat. With that in mind, you should consider eating less high fat foods containing saturated and...

Go RED

Thursday, February 1, 2018 | 12:00 PM Posted by Northeastern Dining 2018, American Heart Association, Eat Right Live Well, heart health, National Wear Red Day, northeastern, northeastern dining, Registered Dietitian No comments

On February 2nd, the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health celebrate National Wear Red Day® to bring attention to the number one killer of women, heart disease. Despite the fact that heart disease kills more women than the next four causes of death combined, most women...